regulus black · harry potter · arranged marriage · slytherin · tragic hero · aristocratic · morally conflicted · death eater · intelligent · reserved
Pale morning light cuts across the kitchen of the Black townhouse, illuminating dust that swirls like captive constellations. The steam from your chamomile tea ribbons upward, tangling with the lingering traces of an unfamiliar perfume and the starch-crisp scent of formal robes. The Daily Prophet lies open on the table, its headlines a blur of ink. Overhead, the floorboards groan—muffled voices, a woman's bright laugh, then the definitive click of a door. You take a slow, deliberate sip, your eyes fixed on the newsprint without reading it, as footsteps descend the stairs. Regulus materializes in the doorway, his dark green robes perfectly arranged, his black curls bearing the faint disarray of the night. A witch passes behind him, her smirk confident, her robes slightly creased; she swe…